The Fulton County Expositor

Editorials

Veteran's Day gift: Vets now permitted to salute
Retired soldiers are still proud and still serving their country. In recognition of their service to this nation the U.S. Congress has put "Still Saluting" into law. It's one of the few pieces of legislation everyone can agree with. The 2008 National Defense Authorization Act changed a section of ...
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Recognition to special people in Fulton County
The people have once again spoken, It's also a safe bet almost everyone is relieved the 2008 General Election is over. We watched, listened and debated through a long and tumultuous campaign, which started 22 months ago and ended with Senator Barack Obama as the victor. The negative advertising cam ...
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Don't listen to commercials; people need to educate themselves before casting ballot
On October 21, B.A. Vokoun wrote that this election is about us and we need to get involved and work for the issues. I could not agree more. The other thoughts in this letter are where we disagree. He talks about trickle up and trickle down economics. Business owners and employees are the backbon ...
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Government action provides the 'oxygen' for economy to start moving forward once again
The events of the past several weeks are an unprecedented effort to unclog our financial system and economy. The basic idea behind the government's action is to get banks working again by cleaning their balance sheets: to provide 'oxygen' for the economy to start moving again. Many consumers and ...
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Survey says: Government secretive and candidates should back transparency
Three-quarters of American adults view the federal government as secretive, and nearly nine in 10 say it's important to know presidential and congressional candidates' positions on open government when deciding who to vote for. That's according to a Sunshine Week survey commissioned by the American ...
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Expect a rate hike for local electrical users
With a collective voice over 100 people have resoundingly said "no" to a proposed rate hike by Toledo Edison. Those voices included school administrators, business owners and residents. But, in the final analysis, the electrical utility, and its parent company FirstEnergy, will get some of what i ...
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While the boss is away taxpayers shouldn't pay
Would your employer continue paying your salary if you were absent from your job to pursue a more lucrative and influential position? Of course not, you'd be very fortunate not getting fired. But the U.S. taxpayer has been doing that for years. It's time the practice stopped. We're referring, of ...
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Commissioners right to challenge Sec'y of State
Last Thursday, the Fulton County Commissioners drew a line in the sand and chose to stand up to Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner's directive that all Ohio boards of election have paper ballots available for the March primary election. Her directive was based upon the findings of the EVEREST R ...
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It's really creeping me out, man
She's doing it again, laughing in her sleep. And not the "har-de-har" sort of laugh that tickles you when something really funny happens. This is more of a diabolical "heh-heh-heh" laugh, the kind I used as a kid when I'd glue my little sister to the toilet seat. My beloved is giving me goosebump ...
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School in 1960 vs. school in 2007
Avid newspaper reader Bob Batdorf ran across this comparison of how differently things have changed in our school system. I'm not sure where Bob found this, but there are definitely different ways to handle situations, even if the following is a bit fictitious. You decide. Scenario: Johnny and Ma ...
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